AFTER SECURING BUFFALO-ROCHESTER-SYRACUSE TECH HUB DESIGNATION, SCHUMER LAUNCHES MAJOR PUSH FOR UPSTATE NY TO BE ONE OF NATION’S FIRST TECH HUB IMPLEMENTATION AWARDEES, DELIVERING $50+ MILLION FROM HIS CHIPS & SCIENCE LAW TO SUPERCHARGE TECH WORKFORCE TRAINING, GROW NEW COMPANIES, AND STRENGTHEN THE SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN

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“The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region is on the road to becoming a global leader in the semiconductor industry, and now with the application for funding officially submitted, I am kicking efforts into overdrive to make this one of the first Tech Hub implementation awards in the nation from my CHIPS & Science Law. I pulled out all the stops to land the federal Tech Hub designation for Upstate, but that’s just the beginning. This implementation funding is a critical missing puzzle piece to help fill in the gaps in our growing semiconductor ecosystem – that can help make the region unstoppable in the vital effort to bring this industry back to America and Upstate NY. I created the Tech Hubs program in my CHIPS & Science Law with Upstate NY as my north star, and today with the application submitted, that vision of transformation for Upstate NY is one step closer to becoming a reality. This semiconductor superhighway across Upstate NY is exactly what I had in mind when I created the Tech Hubs program in my CHIPS & Science Act to bolster American innovation and manufacturing by building out the skilled tech workforce, helping translate R&D into new startups, and creating a thriving regional economy that attracts more investment and good-paying jobs in Upstate NY for generations to come. I am going all out to secure this funding to put Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca, and the broader Upstate NY region on the road to becoming America’s semiconductor superhighway!”

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